Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2018

In most corporate structures, today, recruitment for a position generally means starting with a formal list of tasks — the standardized job description — and hiring someone who can make a convincing case that they would perform each one. Recently a member of my team left to take on a different position in the company.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In his 1974 interview with ABC News , science fiction author Arthur C. At the same time, the fact that we do not have to maintain physical offices leaves us room to pay higher wages than others and attract top talent. We may have landed on a model that works only in our case, but we suspect that it can work for you, too.

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Management Case Interview Leadership Interviews 36

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. They conjecture that their market values might be the sum of the option values of the projects undertaken, a sum of best-case scenario payoffs.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Even in the startup world, where a talent gap means tech employees are in high demand, a solid resume is no guarantee of employment. The interview is your first and possibly only opportunity to stand out. Because personality, cultural fit, and first impressions matter. Even worse. It was hard to say no (and we didn’t).

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Global talent and customers are more gender balanced than ever before. It boosts bottom-line results , drives growth with new customer insights, and enhances productivity with better talent acquisition and retention. Marion Barraud for HBR. Women make up half the U.S. Many CEOs insist that they are “gender blind.”

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

These traps did not emerge from people’s weakness, lack of expertise, or character flaws but were often the direct result of many of the talents and skills that had allowed them to excel in so many other situations. As you consider each of these traps, think about which ones lurk in your organization.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

This group of talented (and sometimes competitive) senior leaders had never before embarked on a project of this scope collectively and there was trepidation if creating alignment was going to be like herding cats. As the consultant on the project, I took a lot of time and care to interview each executive.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

In some ways, managing managers is similar to managing anyone else — you need to align their goals with yours, provide feedback, and help them advance their careers, says Sydney Finkelstein, professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and author of Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent.

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Management How To Report Training 46

CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 12, 2019

She offers tips for successfully using LOMS and I include my response where I go into more detail on the best way to prepare for a consulting interview with LEK. I honestly would not have been able to develop my interviewing skills so quickly without your Look Over My Shoulder ® program , so again, thank you! Consulting.

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Interviews Case Interview Consulting Video 40

Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2017

Entrepreneurs need to learn that highlighting their own growth attracts talent, investors, and customers. Mayors and other public officials need to learn that communicating growth helps make their cities more attractive to businesses and investors and helps them to compete with megacities for talent.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

How We Define “Fit” Companies turn down talented people every day when the fit isn’t right. One of the things that separates good leaders from great ones is the ability to recognize when those three factors are out of alignment and to act upon that information, particularly in the case of a loyal, long-term employee.

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Company Culture Case Interview Recruiting 28

Confessions of a Consultant

MAY 28, 2017

It sounds like a line from Father Ted – but this was actually the case. The Internet video that went viral (the guy completing the Skype interview in Korea) shows the importance of having boundaries. Don’t hide your talent under a bushel! In the War for Talent – getting good people can really give you an edge.

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